Nurse's Pocket Drug Guide 2009

NURSE’S POCKET DRUG GUIDE 2009 EDITOR Judith A. Barberio, PhD, APN,C, ANP, FNP, GNP CONSULTING EDITOR Leonard G. Gomella, MD, FACS ASSOCIATE EDITORS Steven A. Haist, MD, MS, FACP Aimee Gelhot Adams, PharmD Kelly M. Smith, PharmD, FASHP New York Chicago San Francisco Lisbon London Madrid Mexico City Milan New Delhi San Juan Seoul Singapore Sydney Toronto Copyright © 2009 by Judith A. Barberio. All rights reserved. Manufactured in the United States of America. Except as permitted under the United States Copyright Act of 1976, no part of this publication may be reproduced or distributed in any form or by any means, or stored in a database or retrieval system, without the prior written permission of the publisher. 0-07-164280-3 The material in this eBook also appears in the print version of this title: 0-07-154970-6. All trademarks are trademarks of their respective owners. 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We hope you enjoy this McGraw-Hill eBook! If you’d like more information about this book, its author, or related books and websites, please click here. For more information about this title, click here CONTENTS EDITORS v PREFACE vii MEDICATION KEY ix ABBREVIATIONS xiii CLASSIFICATION 1 Allergy 1 Antidotes 1 Antimicrobial Agents 1 Antifungals 3 Antineoplastic Agents 4 Antiretrovirals 6 Cardiovascular (CV) Agents 6 Central Nervous System Agents 9 Dermatologic Agents 10 Dietary Supplements 11 Ear (OTIC) Agents 12 Endocrine System Agents 12 Eye (Ophthalmic) Agents 13 Gastrointestinal Agents 15 Hematologic Agents 16 Immune System Agents 17 Musculoskeletal Agents 19 OB/GYN Agents 19 Pain Medications 21 Respiratory Agents 22 Urinary/Genitourinary Agents 23 Wound Care 24 Miscellaneous Therapeutic Agents 24 Natural & Herbal Agents 24 iii iv Contents GENERIC AND SELECTED BRAND DRUG DATA 25 COMMONLY USED MEDICINAL HERBS 296 TABLES 309 INDEX 335 EDITORS EDITOR Judith A. Barberio, PhD, APN,C, ANP, FNP, GNP Assistant Professor Coordinator, Adult & Family Nurse Practitioner Tracks Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey College of Nursing Newark, New Jersey CONSULTING EDITOR Leonard G. Gomella, MD, FACS The Bernard W. Godwin, Jr., Professor Chairman, Department of Urology Jefferson Medical College Associate Director of Clinical Affairs Kimmel Cancer Center Thomas Jefferson University Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ASSOCIATE EDITORS Steven A. Haist, MD, MS, FACP Professor of Medicine Associate Chair for Education and Residency Program Director Department of Internal Medicine University of Kentucky Medical Center Lexington, Kentucky Aimee Gelhot Adams, PharmD Assistant Professor College of Pharmacy and Department of Internal Medicine Clinical Specialist, Primary Care University of Kentucky Medical Center Lexington, Kentucky v Copyright © 2009 by Judith A. Barberio. Click here for terms of use. vi Editors Kelly M. Smith, PharmD, FASHP Associate Professor Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy Clinical Specialist, Medical Use Policy University of Kentucky Medical Center Lexington, Kentucky PREFACE WE ARE PLEASED TO PRESENT THE FIFTH EDITION OF THE NURSE’S POCKET DRUG GUIDE. Our goal is to identify the most frequently used and clinically important medications, including branded, generic, and OTC products. The book includes over 1000 generic medications and is designed to repre- sent a cross section of commonly used products in health care practices across the country. The style of drug presentation includes key “must know” facts of commonly used medications and herbs, essential information for the student, practicing nurse, and health care provider. The inclusion of common uses of medications rather than just the official FDA-labeled indications are based on the uses of the medication and herbs supported by publications and community standards of care. All uses have been reviewed by our editorial board. It is essential that students, registered nurses, and advanced-practice nurses learn more than the name and dose of the medications they administer and pre- scribe. Certain common side effects and significant contraindications are associ- ated with most prescription medications. Although nurses and other health care practitioners should ideally be completely familiar with the entire package insert of any medication prescribed, such a requirement is unreasonable. References such as the Physicians’ Desk Reference and the drug manufacturer’s Web site make package inserts readily available for many medications, but may not highlight clinically significant facts or key data for generic drugs and those available over the counter. The limitations of difficult-to-read package inserts were acknowledged by the Food and Drug Administration in early 2001, when it noted that health care providers do not have time to read the many pages of small print in the typical package insert. Newer drugs are producing more user-friendly package insert summaries that will highlight important drug information for easier nursing reference. Although useful, these summaries do not commingle with similarly approved generic or “competing” similar products. The editorial board has analyzed the information on both brand and generic medications and has made this key prescribing information available in this pocket-sized book. Information in this book is meant for use by health care professionals who are familiar with these commonly prescribed medications. This 2009 edition has been completely reviewed and updated by our editorial board. Over 55 new drugs and herbs have been added, and changes in other vii Copyright © 2009 by Judith A. Barberio. Click here for terms of use. viii Preface medications based on FDA actions have been incorporated, including deletions of discontinued brand names and compounds. New to this edition are the therapeutic and pharmacologic classifications for each drug and a section on commonly used vitamin combinations. Where appropriate, emergency cardiac care (ECC) guidelines are provided based on the latest recommendations for the American Heart Association (Circula- tion, Volume 112, Issue 24 Supplement; December 13, 2005). We express special thanks to our families for their long-term support of this book. The contributions of the members of the editorial board are deeply appreci- ated. The assistance of Quincy McDonald, and the team at McGraw-Hill are also to be thanked for their support in our goal of creating a pocket drug guide for nursing professionals. Your comments and suggestions are always welcome and encouraged because improvements to this book would be impossible without the interest and feedback of our readers. We hope this book will help you learn some of the key elements in prescribing medications and allow you to care for your patients in the best way possible. Judith A. Barberio, PhD, APN,C, ANP, FNP, GNP Newark, New Jersey [email protected] Leonard G. Gomella, MD, FACS Philadelphia, Pennsylvania [email protected] MEDICATION KEY Medications are listed by prescribing class, and the individual medications are then listed in alphabetical order by generic name. Some of the more commonly recog- nized trade names are listed for each medication (in parentheses after the generic name) or if available without prescription, noted as OTC (over the counter). Generic Drug Name (Selected Common Brand Names [Controlled Substance]) WARNING: Summarized version of the “Black Box” precautions deemed necessary by the FDA.

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